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Lupine

//ˈluː.paɪn// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
  2. 2
    Ravenous.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of wolves wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants). English, North-American, alt-of
  2. 2
    any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

Etymology 2

See lupin.

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